As a member of the parachute team at the United States Military Academy in West Point, senior Teresa Metz has made more than 400 jumps, including recently landing on the field at historic Michie Stadium before the college football game between Army and Tulane on Oct. 10.
But prior to her appointment to West Point, Metz — a standout soccer player at Buford High — had spent very little time aloft.
“I had rarely been in airplanes before,” said Metz, who graduated from Buford in 2023 and will graduate from West Point this spring. “I was in high school when I flew for the first time. When I came to West Point, I had no jumping experience at all.”…